Posts by Dan

I've straightened a lot of shafts. When you do this you become kinda' intimate with the shaft material. I have an RA 7mm shaft here that I've bent and straightened with my hands various times. I didn't find it any more difficult to bend than a good SS shaft. The not rusting becomes the deciding factor for me. My :twocents:

John, why was it important for you to go with a round notch mech? The only reason I can think of is to use the new spring steel tabbed shafts. Why did you want to use those?

I like the dynamic posture of the fish, as opposed to the usual two dimensional design. I would like to see it without the pencil marks though.

fuzz, what are your weight ranges for small, medium, large game?

I find this death to be particularly wasteful because of the manner in which it happened.

I have often restrained myself from portraying an "I told you so" attitude on these kinds of threads, which seem to be becoming more and more common. This time I just have to say it. Notice how all these accidents are directly connected with failure to observe very simple safety rules, which me and my friends have adopted a long time back, and maintain no matter what the circumstances; no loaded guns on the boat, use float lines and floats not reels. Other stuff doesn't come to mind right now but I'm sure soon enough there will be an incident to highlight another safety breach.

Read this to see what it took for a hard headed (no pun intended) fellow, to strictly adhere to no loaded guns on the boat. It could've been much worse.

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After changing the oil on his boat engine today Pantoja took the boat out for a quick test run with his brother, and of course while out there took the opportunity to do some spearfishing. He got a hog so the gun was fired once and then loaded in the water. The gun was a Riffe C3X and was purchased 3 weeks ago. For a reason unknown to me he got on the boat with the gun loaded, I've never seen him do this before, if I did I would have said something. The gun has 2 standard length 5/8 bands and a single flopper 57" 9/32 shaft. Pantoja sat on the transom and proceeded to unload the gun.

He put the butt on his hip, grabbed the first band to unload it and the gun fired. As we all know due to the length of the C3X the point of the spear is much further than the head of the person loading therefore it's impossible to shoot oneself in the head. Quite different than a pneumatic speargun where if one does not pay attention the point can end up exactly under the jaw as it's reaching loaded position.

The spear hit the end of the mono and ricochet point first to his head. The spear entered at the hairline, was deflected by the cranium, exited under the eye brow passing over the eye and entered again above the cheek. In the shock of the moment Pantoja didn't know what happened but he said that when he opened his eye he could see the shaft directly in front of it. His brother ran over and grabbed the shaft so the weight of it would not tear the skin. Upon inspection the flopper did not completely pass under the skin and Pantoja decided to pull the spear out on the spot.

There was a lot of bleeding and I think he used a rag to put pressure on the wound while his brother drove the boat home. When I spoke to him he was just getting underway to the hospital.

A mobile phone pic of the entry wound after getting it cleaned up.

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Well done Gerald. Kudos to you and JC for you dedication to recovering the fish.

What terrible and bizarre events.

Asesino, your point of view is an attack on recreational spearfishing. If this is your agenda you should reconsider participating in the forum, because we are all recreational spearfishers here with the exception of one or two members. I will not allow this forum to be used to promote the idea of restricting recreational spearfishing for the benefit of commercial spearfishing.

Cease personal attacks against Roberto Reyes and Pucho. Your accusations will never be proven here, as such I'm asking you to edit your posts and remove the accusations. Speaking "your truths" fucks all spearfishers as it puts spearfishing in a bad light, and gives ammunition to those who would like to see spearfishing shut down. I think you know this but still choose to speak out to make yourself look righteous by contrast. It is a childish and transparent strategy. Unlike you I and others have the self control, in the interest of maintaining a clean image of spearfishing, to not use the very same against you.

If someone chooses to sell their recreational catch, or fish in a no take area, or take illegal fish species, be they hook & line fishermen, spearfishermen, or any other method, they are taking a chance with the penalties that would be imposed on them if they are caught. This I believe is enough protection for you as a commercial spearfisher.

EDIT - Due to lack of cooperation I had to edit and remove posts that required it, including responses to Asesino's posts. I don't have the time to wait and see if Asesino will come to his senses, or rather just stop being stubborn because I'm sure he understands why the posts were unacceptable. Asesino, I do not want to see this line taken by you again in this forum.

Thanks Pucho.

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Good story

Their polespear looks like a good specialized tool for taking lionfish. But $300 for the pole spear, a pair of gloves and shears is too high a price IMO.

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Is there a distinction in PR between commercial hook and line fishermen and commercial spearfishermen? Are they subject to the same laws?

Is there a distinction in PR between recreational hook and line fishermen and recreational spearfishermen? Are they subject to the same laws?

I've used both guns. If I had to use one of them it would be the competitor, I would replace the handle. The only advantage of the euro series are the available lengths. I like a gun a little longer than the C3 but the C4 jumps to much beefier stock.

Well done!

it's all good though as long as you keep your shit out of the sand

I will not let my arm to be twisted like that. If there's something you'd like to share post up marlboro man.

Why do you consider the competitor line antiquated?

I've made three solid teak spearguns so far with no warping. I'm going to continue making guns with a non laminated stock.

Rydragyn, hunting from the surface is a common and preferred way for us spoiled tropical water divers. When I was introduced to spearfishing in Cuba, compared to which Florida has dirty water, I thought that's how it was done period.

If you're interested which points I'll be looking for see this thread http://spearfishing.world/fins…cket-characteristics.html An important characteristic that I don't have the ability to test is durability.